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package javax.xml.ws;

/** The <code>Binding</code> interface is the base interface
 *  for JAX-WS protocol bindings.
 *
 *  @since JAX-WS 2.0
**/
public interface Binding {

    /**
     * Gets a copy of the handler chain for a protocol binding instance.
     * If the returned chain is modified a call to <code>setHandlerChain</code>
     * is required to configure the binding instance with the new chain.
     *
     *  @return java.util.List&lt;Handler> Handler chain
     */
    public java.util.List<javax.xml.ws.handler.Handler> getHandlerChain();

    /**
     * Sets the handler chain for the protocol binding instance.
     *
     *  @param chain    A List of handler configuration entries
     *  @throws WebServiceException On an error in the configuration of
     *                  the handler chain
     *  @throws java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException If this
     *          operation is not supported. This may be done to
     *          avoid any overriding of a pre-configured handler
     *          chain.
     */
    public void setHandlerChain(java.util.List<javax.xml.ws.handler.Handler> chain);

    /**
     * Get the URI for this binding instance.
     *
     * @return String The binding identifier for the port.
     *    Never returns <code>null</code>
     *
     * @since JAX-WS 2.1
     */
    String getBindingID();
}
